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[[Image:Yellowbelliedsiskin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|'''Male'''.  Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br>Photographed:  Near Mindo - [[Ecuador]]]]
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[[Image:Yellowbelliedsiskin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br />Near Mindo, [[Ecuador]]]]
 
;[[:Category:Spinus|Spinus]] xanthogastrus
 
;[[:Category:Spinus|Spinus]] xanthogastrus
 
''Carduelis xanthogastra''
 
''Carduelis xanthogastra''
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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10cm.  Black, bright yellow belly, tail sides and wing patches. '''Female''' - dark olive green above, pale yellow underparts brighter on the belly, blackish tail and wings, bright yellow primary wing patches and tail sides. Young birds resemble the female, but have dusky fringes to the upperpart feathers and smaller yellow wing and tail patches.   
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10–11·5 cm
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*Black upperparts, head and throat
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*Bright yellow belly, tail sides and wing patches<br />
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'''Female'''
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*Dark olive green upperparts
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*Light yellow underparts brighter on the belly
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*Blackish tail and wings
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*Yellow primary wing patches and tail sides<br />
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'''Young''' birds are similar to the female, but have dusky fringes to the upperpart feathers and smaller yellow wing and tail patches.   
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Bolivia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br />
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'''Central America''': [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br />
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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*''S. x. stejnegeri'' - Bolivia; larger and longer-billed.
 
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*''S. x. xanthogaster'' - Costa Rica to Colombia and Venezuela; males have larger yellow wing patches and more extensive black on the flanks; females are darker olive above.
 
 
Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Carduelis|Carduelis]]''.
 
Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Carduelis|Carduelis]]''.
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====Subspecies====
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*''S. x. xanthogastrus'':
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:*Local in mountains of [[Costa Rica]] to [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Venezuela]]
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*''S. x.s stejnegeri '':
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:*South-eastern [[Peru]] (Puno) and north-western [[Bolivia]] (La Paz and Santa Cruz)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Mountain oak forests at altitudes between 800-3000 m.  
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Humid forests and forest edges and clearings; coffee plantations and shrubby areas at altitudes between 800-3000 m.  
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The nest is a shallow cup of rootlets, bark, and lichen. 2-3 green-tinged white eggs are laid and incubated by the female.  
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====Breeding====
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The nest is a shallow cup of rootlets, bark, and lichen. The clutch consists of 2-3 green-tinged white eggs which are incubated by the female.  
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The diet includes small insects.
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of seeds, supplemented by small insects.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Siskin+xanthogast}}
 
{{GSearch|Siskin+xanthogast}}

Revision as of 23:05, 2 December 2014

Male
Photo by BirdsPeru
Near Mindo, Ecuador
Spinus xanthogastrus

Carduelis xanthogastra

Identification

10–11·5 cm

  • Black upperparts, head and throat
  • Bright yellow belly, tail sides and wing patches

Female

  • Dark olive green upperparts
  • Light yellow underparts brighter on the belly
  • Blackish tail and wings
  • Yellow primary wing patches and tail sides

Young birds are similar to the female, but have dusky fringes to the upperpart feathers and smaller yellow wing and tail patches.

Distribution

Central and South America:
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Carduelis.

Subspecies

  • S. x. xanthogastrus:
  • S. x.s stejnegeri :
  • South-eastern Peru (Puno) and north-western Bolivia (La Paz and Santa Cruz)

Habitat

Humid forests and forest edges and clearings; coffee plantations and shrubby areas at altitudes between 800-3000 m.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest is a shallow cup of rootlets, bark, and lichen. The clutch consists of 2-3 green-tinged white eggs which are incubated by the female.

Diet

Their main diet consists of seeds, supplemented by small insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
  4. Wikipedia

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External Links

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